Blackened Tab by Stryper

Blackened tab by Stryper

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice


Song: Blackened
Artist: Stryper
Album: Second Coming

Tuning: half-step down (eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)

Key
v   = vibrato
m   = palm mute
DB  = dive bomb
p   = pull off
h   = hammer on
*   = pinch harmonic
T   = tap note
   = slide down
/   = slide up
tr(#) = tremolo pick while playing notes every # picks
tabs in parentheses () are the notes that guitar 2 plays in harmony

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[INTRO]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-7v----------5-5-5v---------3-3-3v-------------------------|
A|--\-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-----|
E|------------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

m m  m m  m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------(5-5-5v)--------(4-4-4v)-------(2-2-2v)------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-7v----------5-5-5v---------3-3-3v---------------------2---|
A|-----0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------------7-8--5-7--3-5--2---0---|
E|------------------------------------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

[BASS SOLO]

[VERSE]

m m m m m m m m m m m m         m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0DB---2---------------------------5---5------5----7---7---10-9-7---------|
A|--------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5----------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

m   m   m   m   m   m                    m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9---7---5---7---5-------------------------------------------|
D|--10-----2-------------------------9p7------10-----9------------------/----|
A|--8------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----10---8------7--2-2-2-2-2-2-----/----|
E|---------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

[CHORUS]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------(5v)-------------(4v)-------------(2v)----------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-----|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

[VERSE]

m m m m m m m m m m m m         m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---5------5----7---7-----7------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5--5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

m m m m m m m m m m m m         m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------------------5---5------5----7---7---10-9-7---------|
A|--------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3---3--0-7---7--5---5----------10------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

m   m   m   m * m   m                    m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9---7---5---7---5-------------------------------------------|
D|--10-----2-------------------------9p7------10-----9-----------------------|
A|--8------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----10---8------7--2-2-2-2-2-2--10p9v---|
E|---------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------|

[CHORUS]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-13-|
G|----------5v---------------4v---------------2v--------------------9-10-12----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------7-9-10------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3---------7-8-10-------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v----------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3--0-2---------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------3-5--1v-|

[SOLO]

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--pd9---9h14h16p---9h14h17p---9h14h16--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |  Guitar 2
 |      m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
           T                 T          T                 T          T               T
e|---10h12h13p12p10p8h-10h12h13p12p10p8---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------13p12p10p8h10h12h-13p12p10p8----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9p7p9p11h-12p11p9p7v-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |  Guitar 2
 |      m m m m m      m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------0---0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------10-12v--12-14-14b15r14-12-14v----17b19v--|
B|---------7-6v----------10-12v----------------------------------------12---------|
G|------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
D|-------9------------12--------pd10----------------------------------------------|
A|--pd7---------pd10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |  Guitar 2
 |      m m m m m m m m m m m m m      m m m m m      m m m m m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5--------------7------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1                             *NOTE: here Guitar 1 turns on their octave pedal
e|--19-20--17-19--15-14-15--12-----------15-17-18b19p17p15p17v----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0DB-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |  Guitar 2
 |                                 m m m m m          m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----------------------------------------------2--------------|
A|--7---------------------------5------------------0--0-0-0-0-0---|
E|------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------|

Guitar 1   *NOTE: tremolo pick the open e, while every 3 play the note shown
e|--0tr(3)---19--20--17--19--15--17--14--15--12--14--10--12--8--10--7--8--3--5v---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |  Guitar 2
 |      m m m m m m m m m m m m m      m m m m m      m m m m m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5--------------7------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5-----5-7----------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------3-5----------|

[DRUM SOLO]

[BRIDGE]

m m m m m m m m m m m
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------2---------------------------------|
A|----0----3------0----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|----------1------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|

[CHORUS]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5v---------------4v---------------2v--------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3---------12h14-0-0-17h19-0-0-12h14-0-0-15h17---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v-----------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-----------7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3---|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2v-------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2------------------5v---------------3v---------|
A|--0-0-0-0----------5-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3------------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3----------1-1-1-1------------|

[ENDING]

*NOTE: for the last note, Guitar 1 plays the A chord, while Guitar 2 plays the note C
e|-----------------------------------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------------|------|
G|-----------------------------------------|------|
D|--------------------------------------2--|------|
A|--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3--0-2-------------0--|--3v--|
E|--------------------------3-5--1-3--0----|------|

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